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  • TV Episode | 26 min | Documentary, News

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Launching from the Moon with Silicon Based Rocket Fuel and Other Ideas - Deep Space Questions
TV Episode | 26 min | Documentary, News
Rockets launched from earth generally use hydrogen or fuels based on carbon burned with oxygen. Hydrogen and carbon are rare on the moon. But there is plenty of silicon, aluminum, potassium and sodium which could be used as a metallic fuel...See moreRockets launched from earth generally use hydrogen or fuels based on carbon burned with oxygen. Hydrogen and carbon are rare on the moon. But there is plenty of silicon, aluminum, potassium and sodium which could be used as a metallic fuel or in the case silicon, silane. Other practical options to launch a payload from the moon are; electromagnetic mass drivers, spin launch and a space elevator. Written by David Foss See less
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